Tempted by the fruit of a strangler fig, a Bornean orangutan climbs 100 feet into the canopy. With males weighing as much as 200 pounds, orangutans are the world’s largest tree-dwelling animals.

Biological anthropologist Cheryl Knott and photojournalist Tim Laman have dedicated their lives to the orangutans of Borneo’s Gunung Palung National Park. Together with their children ...

Orangutans are the only great apes in Asia, making their homes on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra in the Malay archipelago. Orangutans are arboreal, meaning they primarily live in the trees.

Ten years ago, I set off for Borneo to study orangutans. I knew how closely related they were to humans, but when I actually experienced the orangutans first hand, I found the similarities ...

Bornean orangutan Kyle climbs a web made of recycled fire hose in the Great Ape House’s outdoor habitat. Connor Mallon, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

Scientists have discovered a new species of pitcher plant on the Malaysian island of Borneo, with leaves covered in hairs resembling orangutan fur. This plant, named Nepenthes pongoides ...

It said the birth had been "exciting news" for the zoo as Bornean orangutans were a critically endangered species. Keeper Georgina Barnes said the family had since been seen "cuddling up together".

A pair of Bornean orangutans at a Kent wildlife park are expecting a baby. Awan moved to Wingham Wildlife Park last year and soon gained the attention of one of the males, Jin. It's estimated she ...